News tagged with personal changes

Weight gain linked with personality trait changes

People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 06, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly

Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia May 01, 2013 | not rated yet | 1 |

Probiotics found to reduce hepatic encephalopathy

Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International Liver Congress 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 25, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Reversing blood and freshening it up

The blood of young and old people differs. In an article published recently in the scientific journal Blood, a research group at Lund University in Sweden explain how they have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice b ...

Medical research Mar 25, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Translation error tracked in the brain of dementia patients

In certain dementias silent areas of the genetic code are translated into highly unusual proteins by mistake. An international team of scientists including researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative ...

Neuroscience Feb 07, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

New study first to image concussion-related abnormal brain proteins in retired NFL players

Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. ...

Neuroscience Jan 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Study identifies biological mechanism that plays key role in early-onset dementia

Using animal models, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered how a protein deficiency may be linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—a form of early-onset dementia that is similar to Alzheimer's disease. ...

Neuroscience Oct 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Bariatric surgery substantially reduces the risk of diabetes

Bariatric surgery reduces the long-term risk of developing diabetes by over 80 % among people with obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of a study conducted at Sahlgrenska Academy, Univ ...

Diabetes Sep 18, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Stroke caregivers are at risk for depression

Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for developing depression and complications from chronic stress, according to a study published by researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Diabetes drug could be a promising therapy for traumatic brain injury

Although the death toll is relatively low for people who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can have severe, life-long consequences for brain function. TBI can impair a patient's mental abilities, impact memory ...

Neuroscience May 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Concussed triathlete back to winning races with help of new treatment protocol

(Medical Xpress) -- Former Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker was in the middle of the swimming portion of a triathlon in Hamburg, Germany, when the swimmer in front of him accidentally kicked him in the face. Shoemaker finished the ...

Other Dec 09, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Children experience differing changes one year after a sibling's death from cancer

The majority of children experience personal changes and changes in relationships one year after their sibling has died from cancer; however, positive and negative changes are not universal. These are the findings from the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 16, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Single dose of hallucinogen may create lasting personality change

A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called "magic mushrooms," was enough to bring about a measureable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 29, 2011 | 4.8 / 5 (28) | 40 |